1. We’ve requested certificates of compliance from all of our major manufacturers. We have received some and we have assurances of more to come before the deadline, so we know that some of our products have already been tested and fall within the compliance guidelines.

2. I’ve spoken directly with the head of compliance at the CPSC, who recommended XRF testing of a representative sample of our existing inventory for items without certificates of compliance. Next week we will begin XRF screening of our products to ensure that they fall within the required lead limits. Based upon a meeting I attended at the CPSC where clear scientific evidence was presented that there’s no lead in textiles, I hope to have very positive results.

3. I continue to contact congressional representatives, sign petitions, participate in forums and activist groups, and vote for any and all efforts that will delay the implementation of this law until the CSPC can formulate reasonable testing standards that will keep our children safe without destroying the businesses that clothe and support them.

Please help us by visiting the links at the right and getting the word out. Remember, this law affects far more than clothing businesses. Handmade toy makers, crafts people and artisans, libraries, homeschoolers and Sunday school teachers are all affected, too, because every product purchased for use by a child under the age of 12 has to be found within the legal limits for lead or destroyed.

Charlotte